Deodorizer



March 17, 1936. H. w. HOFFMAN 2,034,61$

JSEODORIZER Filed Nov. 26, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l & 0000 0 000000 Q OOOOOOO H. w. HOFFMAN 2,034,619

DEODORI ZER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 26, 1954 Patented Mar. 17, 1936 UNITED smrss PATENT OFFEQE 8 Claims.

This invention relates to means for destroying odors around plumbing fixtures and has for its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive device which may be easily applied in operative position and will be so disposed that water entering the fixtures will play upon a chemical so that the chemical will be dissolved and will neutralize or destroy the objectionable odors, disinfecting the fixture and aiding in the maintenance of a sanitary condition. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a toilet fixture having my improved deodorizer applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a plan view on a larger scale of the deodorizer shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are detail perspective views showing difierent forms of supporting brackets which may be employed.

Figure 6 is a plan view of a further variation in the invention.

Figure 7 is a detail elevation of the form of the invention shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a perspective View of another form of the invention.

In- Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a receptacle III which may be of sheet metal, or any other preferred material, and is provided with perforations ll throughout its area. This receptacle I0 is formed with a branch or lateral extension |2 at its lower end which is adapted to project under the rim l of the toilet fixture 2, as clearly shown in Figure 1, and has an open top so that the water escaping through the jet openings 3 in the rim of the fixture may play upon the lower end portion of the block of chemical l3 which is deposited in the receptacle, as shown in Figure 3. The rear wall M of the branch or extension 12 is preferably curved so as to conform to the curvature of the fixture, and it will be readily noted that the device will be mounted under the seat 4 where it will not be exposed but will be located so that it will operate efiiciently to neutralize and destroy offensive odors. The receptacle I0 is provided on its rear side at its upper end with eyes or loops l5 in which are engaged the lugs or spurs I6 on a bracket ll which, as shown clearly in Figure 2, is V-shaped or formed with arms diverging rearwardly from the receptacle and provided at their rear extremities with notches I8 which are engageable about the bolts 5 of the hinge 6 by which the seat is mounted for movement into and out of a lowered position. To attach the bracket, it is necessary merely to loosen the nuts I which secure the bolts so that the bolts may be lifted slightly to permit the bracket to be inserted between the shoulders of the bolts and the rim of the fixture. The nuts are then tightened and the device will be firmly held in place. With this form of the invention, it is not necessary to detach the chemical holder or receptacle in order to renew the supply of chemical, inasmuch as, if the seat be raised, the open upper end of the receptacle will be exposed and the chemical may then be readily inserted. If, however, the receptacle should be bent or otherwise damaged, or for any other reason the removal of the receptacle may be desirable, it may be easily lifted off the supporting bracket and a new receptacle just as easily engaged thereon, there being sufiicient clearance between the rim l of the fixture and the branch l2 to accommodate the relative upwardmovement of the receptacle when it is being engaged over the bracket or removed therefrom.

In Figure 4 the bracket is shown detached and it will be readily noted that the lugs l6 extend upwardly from the extreme edge of the bracket so that, when the receptacle is engaged over the lugs, the lower edges of the eyes or loops l5 will rest upon the upper surface of the bracket and the receptacle will be thereby supported. It will also be noted that the lugs have flat faces and are of non-circular cross section so that twisting of the receptacle upon the bracket will be prevented. The spacing of the bolts in toilet fixtures is standardized so that it is practically uniform. Occasionally, however, one finds the bolts are unevenly spaced and in this event the bracket shown in Figure 5, which has a single arm IS with a notch 20 at one end to engage one of the securing bolts and is provided with lugs 2| at its opposite end to engage the eyes on the receptacle, is employed. It is also possible to provide single-arm brackets, such as shown in Figure 5, with a single attaching lug and made in rights and lefts so that, while a two-arm support will be provided for the receptacle, the supports may be readily adjusted to the spacing of the securing bolts.

In Figures 6 and '7 the receptacle 22 is of the same form as the receptacles shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, but instead of having the eyes or loops l5 on its rear side, is provided with hinged lugs or ears 23 at its upper end, and the supporting bracket 24 difiers from the supporting bracket I! in having mating hinged lugs or cars 25 at its receptacle-engaging end. The lugs or ears 23 and 25 are arranged in axial alinement, as shown in Figure 6, and pintles 26 are then engaged through the lugs so that the bracket will be pivotally or hingedly attached to the receptacle.

In Figure 8 there is shown a form of the invention in which the receptacle 2'! is of the same shape and construction as the previously described receptacles but is provided at its upper end with integral supporting arms 28 which rise from the upper rear edge of the receptacle and then extend rearwardly or outwardly above the branch 29 and have their extremities turned downward toward said branch, as clearly shown. This form of the invention is intended more particularly to be suspended from the edge of the bowl and in order that the suspending hooks or arms may have a somewhat attractive appearance, the horizontally extending portions 30 thereof are widened between their ends and provided with longitudinal slots 3!. When the device constructed as shown in this figure is in use, the upper portion of the receptacle is disposed against the inner side face of the outlet rim of the bowl and it is supported in such a position that its open upper end will be close to the under face of the seat when the seat is lowered. Therefore, the seat when lowered will be sufiiciently close to the open upper end of the receptacle to act as a shield which substantially closes the upper end of the receptacle and prevent blocks or balls of disinfectant from being washed upwardly out of the receptacle by water which enters the receptacle from the outlet rim of the bowl. The branch 29 may be omitted, if preferred, and both side walls extended to the bottom.

It will be readily noted that in all forms of the invention, the structure is exceedingly simple and the device may be readily applied in position for use at a low cost. When in position the device will be so located that it will not interfere in any way with the ordinary use of the fixture and will supply the deodorizing chemical at the point where it will be most effectual.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open upper end and provided at its lower end with a lateral extension, the lower portion of the extension and. the receptacle being perforated, eyes on the receptacle at the upper end thereof, and a bracket having one end adapted for engagement with securing bolts for the seat of a toilet fixture, the opposite end of the bracket being provided with upstanding lugs to engage in the eyes on the receptacle.

2. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open top, the lower portion of the receptacle being perforated, and a bracket having one end adapted for engagement with the securing bolts for the seat of a toilet fixture, the other end of the bracket being hingedly connected with the upper end of the receptacle.

3. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open top and having its. lower portion provided with a lateral extension open at its top,

the bottom and walls of the receptacle having openings therein, and supporting means for said receptacle engageable with a portion of a plumbing fixture to support it in position for use with its lateral extension projecting under an outlet rim of the fixture and the upper portion of the receptacle at a side of the rim with its upper end in position to be engaged and closed by a lowered seat of the fixture.

4. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle open at its top and having its bottom and walls perforated, and means to support the receptacle closely adjacent an outlet rim of a plumbing fixture, it thus being in position to have its upper end substantially closed when a seat of the fixture is in a. lowered position.

5. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open upper end and having its lower portion perforated, and a bracket carried by a wall of the receptacle and projecting laterally therefrom adjacent its upper end in a substantially horizontal plane and having its outer free end portion adapted to be clamped about bolts of a seat of a toilet fixture whereby the receptacle may be supported adjacent the outlet rim of a toilet fixture with its upper end in close proximity to the under face of a lowered seat of the fixture.

6. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open upper end and having its lower portion perforated, and a bracket carried by a wall of the receptacle and projecting laterally therefrom adjacent its upper end in a substantially horizontal plane and having its outer free end portion formed with a recess to receive a securing bolt of a seat of a toilet fixture whereby the receptacle may be supported against a side of the outlet rim of a toilet fixture with the upper end of the receptacle disposed under and shielded by a lowered seat of the plumbing fixture.

7. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open upper end, the lower portion of said receptacle being perforated, and a bracket carried by the upper end of the receptacle and having a portion extending from the receptacle in position to rest upon the outlet rim of a toilet bowl and formed with portions to fit about the securing bolts of the seat of the toilet bowl whereby the bracket will be gripped and secured when the bolts are tightened and the receptacle supported against the inner side face of the outlet rim of the toilet bowl.

8. A deodorizer comprising a receptacle having an open upper end and provided at its lower end with a lateral extension, the lower portion of said receptacle being perforated, and a mounting bracket for the receptacle extending laterally thereof over the lateral extension in vertical spaced relation thereto and being of a length to rest upon the upper face of the outlet rim of a toilet bowl, said bracket having a slotted portion adapted to be engaged about securing bolts of the seat of a toilet bowl and gripped when the bolts are tightened to firmly hold the bracket in place with the receptacle disposed against the inner side face of the outlet rim and the lateral extension projecting under the outlet rim.

HARRY W. HOFFMAN. 

